Relationship between quality of wheelchair and quality of life

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 264-278

  Winkler, Sandra L Hubbard ^a   Fitzgerald, Shirley G ^b   Boninger, Michael L ^c   Cooper, Rory A ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d Human Engineering Research Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

Community participation; Disability; Quality of life; Rehabilitation; Wheelchair

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL STATUS; VETERAN; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 67650323663     PISSN: 08827524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TGR.0000333758.13422.b5     Document Type: Article

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